Denby Pottery Village Ticket Portal

Duration: 3 hours including a break

Join us at Denby Pottery Village for a relaxing afternoon where you’ll create and decorate your own Spring Bird using Denby’s stoneware clay, bespoke stamps and colourful slips - makes for a lovely way to spend time with friends, family & loved ones.

Your finished Spring Bird will be clear glazed by us and collected by you after kiln firing (at a later date) to love and display around your home.

What to expect on the day:

Our friendly and expert team will guide you through the making process during this hands-on experience, you don’t need to have any previous experience to join us! 

Then it’s over to you to make your own decorative Spring Bird by following one of our templates and rolling and shaping our stoneware clay to create your design. Keep things simple or add extra detail with our bespoke stamps before painting a layer of white slip over your Spring Bird.

After a cuppa break, it’s time to let your imagination flow and add some colour to your creation with our pottery slip paints.

Left with our team, your clay Spring Bird will be fired in our kilns, ready to collect later at a later date to display around your home or gift to a loved one.

Throughout this workshop, our team will be on hand to offer you guidance and inspiration (should you need it).

CRAFTING TIME: Please meet at the Denby Craft Studio & Welcome Desk ready for your workshop to promptly start. This is a 2 - 3 hour workshop. Please note that all bookings need to be booked up to 48 hours in advance.

PRICE: £40.00 per person - This adult (over 18 yrs) craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone. 

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with clay and paint, we advise you to wear something that you don't mind getting dirty.

A free hot drink is also included, which can be enjoyed on the day in Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro.

Please note that on occasion, clay work may crack or break in the kiln firing process and this is beyond our control. In the unfortunate event that this should happen we will contact you and advise of the options available.

We will contact you when your creations are ready to collect, typically 5-6 weeks.

HOW TO FIND US: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX

Visitor parking is available for free in our customer car park within easy reach of the Welcome Desk located inside the Denby Craft Studio.

BOOKINGS: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your workshop goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations.

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility concerns that you would like to discuss, please email our Welcome Desk at tours.reception@denby.co.uk and our team will be able to help advise.

Our great selection of shops are open every day (except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday) between 9am – 5pm (Monday – Saturday) and 10am – 4pm on Sundays for you enjoy during your visit. The Denby Craft Studio is open daily between 10am-4pm.

For our full list of events and activities click here

Join us with friends or enjoy some ‘me-time’ as you decorate a beautiful clay plant pot & dish (hand-thrown by our master potter, Sean ahead of your workshop). This is a 1.5- 2 hour workshop, where you’ll incise/mark your own design into our leather-hard clay using the tools provided. Once finished, we’ll fire your creations in your chosen Denby Kiln glaze colour. Collect when ready to brighten up your home.  

PRICE: £40.00 per person - This adult (Over 18 yrs) craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

What to expect on the day:

This workshop will provide you with plenty of design inspiration, a short demonstration on how to incise (decorate with pencil cuts) the leather-hard clay and equip you with all the tools you need to decorate your unique plant pot and dish. Our friendly Experience team will also be on hand to help guide you through this session.

You are more than welcome to come prepared with your own design ideas, patterns or drawings too.

On the day, you’ll sketch your design onto paper templates, and we'll then take you through the steps to decorate your plant pot & dish using a pencil to achieve the desired look. This is a calm and relaxing process that will provide a little quiet time.

You can also choose to add a functional drainage hole to the bottom of your plant pot or leave this sealed to use the pot and dish separately around your home (as a storage pot or trinket dish etc). 

Once finished, you can choose between 4 Denby Kiln glaze colours: taupe, ochre, slate and rust for us to glaze and fire in our kilns.

A FREE hot drink is also included.

This workshop is the perfect way to spend time with friends, to enjoy some 'me-time' or to unleash your inner designer - we hope to see you there!

CRAFTING TIME: Please meet at the Denby Craft Studio & Welcome Desk ready for your workshop to promptly start. This is a 1.5-hour workshop. Please note that all bookings need to be booked up to 48 hours in advance.

WHO’S IT FOR: This adult craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with clay, we recommend wearing something that you don't mind getting dirty.

Tip: If you are coming prepared with a design, our paper templates rectangles measure 21cm (w) x 10cm (h) as this will be roughly the size of the plant pot, and a 12cm paper circle for the plant dish. 

A free hot drink is also included, which can be enjoyed on the day in Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro.

Please note that on occasion, clay work may crack or break in the kiln firing process, and this is beyond our control. In the unfortunate event that this should happen we will contact you and advise of the options available.

HOW TO FIND US: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX

Visitor parking is available for free in our customer car park within easy reach of the Welcome Desk located inside the Denby Craft Studio.

BOOKINGS: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your workshop goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations.

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility concerns that you would like to discuss, please email our Welcome Desk at tours.reception@denby.co.uk or call 01773 740,799, option 1 between 10am-4pm and our team will be able to help advise.

Our great selection of shops are open every day (except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday) between 9am-5pm (Monday-Saturday) and 10am-4pm on Sundays for you enjoy during your visit. The Denby Craft Studio is open daily between 10am-4pm.

Take some time out and join us for a relaxing workshop, where you’ll make a trio of nesting trinket dishes from our Derbyshire clay, fresh foliage, and colourful slips. We believe this workshop will provide a little quiet and self-care to escape busy life.

PRICE: £40.00 per person - This adult (over 18 yrs) craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

What to expect on the day:

You will be making three organically shaped and decorated trinket dishes using Denby’s Derbyshire stoneware clay, natural foliage, and Denby’s own coloured slip glazes.

Starting with a step-by-step demonstration, you will learn the techniques needed to create these dishes. Rolling out clay slabs, pressing foliage into the clay, which produces beautiful delicate detailed decoration, and then using our hump moulds to create the three dish shapes. The shapes descend in size so that the finished dishes will neatly nest within each other.

Once all three dishes are made, you can add some colour to enhance the decoration using our coloured slip glazes.

Please feel free to bring along some of your own foliage/flowers, if you would like to. We have found that foliage with deep veins and a spiky texture work well, and flowers such as gypsophila give the best results when pressed.

Once your dishes are fully dry the face of the dishes will be glazed and then fired.

Why not make the most of your experience and 'add on' a 12pm Afternoon Tea to your booking.

CRAFTING TIME: Please meet at the Denby Craft Studio & Welcome Desk ready for your 3-hour workshop to start. This is an approximate duration and the workshop may take a little longer (as everyone is creative at their own pace). Please note that all tickets need to be purchased up to 48 hours in advance.

WHO’S IT FOR: This adult craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with clay and paint, we advise you to wear something that you don't mind getting dirty.

A free hot drink is also included, which can be enjoyed on the day in Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro.

Please note that on occasion, clay work may crack or break in the kiln firing process and this is beyond our control. In the unfortunate event that this should happen we will contact you and advise of the options available.

We will contact you when your creations are ready to collect (within 5 - 6 weeks).

HOW TO FIND US: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX

Visitor parking is available for free in our customer car park within easy reach of the Welcome Desk located inside the Denby Craft Studio.

BOOKINGS: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your workshop goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered, or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations.

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility concerns that you would like to discuss, please call our team on 01773 740799, option 1 between 10am-4pm or email our Welcome Desk at tours.reception@denby.co.uk will be able to help.

Our great selection of shops are open every day (except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday) between 9am – 5pm (Monday – Saturday) and 10am – 4pm on Sundays for you enjoy during your visit. The Denby Craft Studio is open daily between 10am-4pm.

 Join us with friends for a relaxing Crafternoon, where you’ll make a set of two decorative flowers from our Derbyshire clay, pottery tools and colourful slips. Once kiln fired, they’ll be mounted onto garden canes for you to brighten up your outdoor space.PRICE: £40.00 per person - This adult ( over 18 yrs)  craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone. 

What to expect on the day:

Our friendly team will start with a ‘how-to’ demonstration, and share lots of useful hints and tips along the way to help you get the most out of your workshop - you don’t need to be an expert to join us!

Then it’s over to you to make your own set of two ceramic flowers by following our templates and rolling and shaping our stoneware clay to create a 3D flower effect. Keep things simple or add extra detailing to the petals with our decorating tools before painting a layer of white slip over your flowers.

After a cuppa break, it’s time to let your imagination flow and add some colour to your creations with our pottery slip paints.

Left with our team, your clay flowers (one large and one smaller flower) will be fired in our kilns, ready to collect later to display in your spring garden. The garden canes are included too for you to assemble at home.

Throughout this workshop, our team will be on hand to offer you guidance and inspiration (should you need it).

CRAFTING TIME: Please meet at the Denby Craft Studio & Welcome Desk ready for your workshop to promptly start. This is a 3 hour workshop. Please note that all bookings need to be booked up to 48 hours in advance.

WHO’S IT FOR: This adult craft workshop is perfect for all abilities and is fully accessible to everyone.

NOTES: All materials, including an apron, will be provided on the day. As you will be working with clay and paint, we advise you to wear something that you don't mind getting dirty.

A free hot drink is also included, which can be enjoyed on the day in Bourne’s Coffee Shop & Bistro.

Please note that on occasion, clay work may crack or break in the kiln firing process and this is beyond our control. In the unfortunate event that this should happen we will contact you and advise of the options available.

We will contact you when your creations are ready to collect (within 5 - 6 weeks).

HOW TO FIND US: Denby Pottery Village, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX

Visitor parking is available for free in our customer car park within easy reach of the Welcome Desk located inside the Denby Craft Studio.

BOOKINGS: Denby Pottery Village will make every effort to ensure that your workshop goes ahead on the confirmed date and time. However, should unforeseen conditions prevail, an alternative date or time will be offered or a full refund will be given. Unfortunately, this event is non - transferable and refunds cannot be given for cancellations.

CONTACTS: If you have any questions or accessibility concerns that you would like to discuss, please email our Welcome Desk at tours.reception@denby.co.uk and our team will be able to help advise.

Our great selection of shops are open every day (except for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday) between 9am – 5pm (Monday – Saturday) and 10am – 4pm on Sundays for you enjoy during your visit. The Denby Craft Studio is open daily between 10am-4pm.

For our full list of events and activities click here